Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with harmless in American Collocation
harmless
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈhɑrmləs/
completely
completely
entirely
perfectly
quite
totally
utterly
The spots are perfectly harmless and I would advise no treatment for them.
fairly
comparatively
fairly
pretty
reasonably
relatively
Most ocean waves are relatively harmless because their energy spreads rapidly.
mostly or basically
basically
essentially
mostly
ultimately
virtually
He was well known as an often drunk but essentially harmless young idiot.
usually
normally
usually
An allergy occurs when the body’s immune system over-reacts to normally harmless substances.
apparently
apparently
ostensibly
seemingly
Seemingly harmless alterations may have undesired effects.
from a particular point of view
biologically
environmentally
politically
It generates electric power by combining hydrogen and cheap, environmentally harmless methanol.
be or become harmless
be
be rendered
prove
The weapons should be removed and rendered harmless.
The bacteria proved harmless to humans.
seem harmless
appear
look
seem
sound
In its early stages diabetes is often not diagnosed because its symptoms seem harmless.